Re: magnetic confinement - drawbacks

On 25 Sep, 12:12, greg <g...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
kev wrote:
in particle physics, atoms and atomic nuclei have a spin that aligns
with a local magnetic field. Does this not reduce the combination of
angles at which nuclei can collide in a fusion reaction, possibly
ensuring that the nuclei constituents touch at the same spins?

I doubt it. There's no necessary relationship between the
alignment of a particle's spin and its direction of motion.
Also, at the energies involved, I expect that any tendency
to align with the magnetic field would be pretty negligible.

--
Greg

Thanks.
.

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